In the Portland Trail Blazers’ 115-107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, the Blazers got help from both of their “juniors”. Gary Trent Jr. put on a show by hitting seven threes on his way to 28 points. Derrick Jones Jr. held a defensive masterclass, handling and even bothering LeBron James at times. Take whatever you want from the third game of the season, but this was a good win over the best team in the league in a game where the Lakers were actually trying to not lose.
We’ve already talked extensively about how great Gary Trent is, so I want to focus on Jones.